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ERIC Number: EJ628698
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-0036
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Preventing Sexual Risk Behaviors among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adolescents: The Benefits of Gay-Sensitive HIV Instruction in Schools.
Blake, Susan M.; Ledsky, Rebecca; Lehman, Thomas; Goodenow, Carol; Sawyer, Richard; Hack, Tim
American Journal of Public Health, v91 n6 p940-46 Jun 2001
Compared the sexual risk taking behaviors of gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) and heterosexual adolescents, evaluating associations between gay-sensitive school HIV instruction and GLB adolescents' risk behaviors. Surveys indicated that GLB students had more high risk behaviors than heterosexual students, and those in schools with gay-sensitive instruction reported fewer high risk behaviors than did those in other schools. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Bisexuality, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Promotion, High School Students, Homosexuality, Secondary Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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